Frequent urination
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Frequent urination, or urinary frequency, is the need to urinate more often than usual.[1] It is often, though not necessarily, associated with urinary incontinence and polyuria.
A frequent need to urinate at night is called nocturia.[1] Frequent urination is strongly associated with frequent incidences of urinary urgency.
[edit] Causes
Frequent urination is a classic sign of urinary tract infection, where inflammation reduces the bladder's capacity to hold urine.[1] Other common causes are:
- Diabetes mellitus,[1] causing increased urine production (polyuria)
- Prostate problems,[1] causing disturbance along the urinary tract
- Pregnancy[1] potentially causing both
Other causes of polyuria may, less commonly, cause frequent urination.
Other causes of frequent urination by disturbance along the urinary tract include:
- Interstitial cystitis
- Overactive bladder
- Prostatitis
- Stroke and other neurological diseases
Less common causes include:[1]
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder dysfunction
- Radiation therapy
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